noun🔗ShareA long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter."The old wooden table had slivers sticking out, so I had to be careful not to get a splinter. "partmaterialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning."The factory worker carefully collected the slivers of cotton emerging from the carding machine, preparing them for the next stage of processing. "materialindustrymachineprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings."The fisherman used slivers to attract the small fish. "fishfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA narrow high-rise apartment building."New York City's skyline is increasingly dotted with slivers, thin apartment buildings rising high above the older buildings. "architecturepropertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit."to sliver wood"actionprocessmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
